She was loved deeply, but not widely

It was psychological trick called empathic listening. You say what the person is feeling so they feel understood.

Augustus Waters was the great star-crossed love of my life. Ours was an epic love story, and I won’t be able to get more than a sentence into it without disappearing into a puddle of tears. Gus knew. Gus knows. I will not tell you our love story, because—like all real love stories—it will die with us, as it should.

There was time before organisms experienced consciousness, and there will be time after. And if the inevitability of human oblivion worries you, I encourage you to ignore it.

Lonley, Vaguely pedophilic swing set seeks the butts of children.

I always liked routine. I suppose I never found boredom very boring.

I kept it for myself like a keepsake, as if sharing the memory might lead to its dissipation.